Observatory

DEU/Saxony/ Eilenburg (Copyright © Rainer Weisflog +49171/6254657) The observatory "Juri Gagarin" Eilenburg is an observatory and planetarium in the Saxon town of Eilenburg. There has been an amateur observatory in Eilenburg since 1931. In 1963 and 1964, the public and school observatory was built and then moved to a new building on the Mansberg hill in the Berg district. The facility was the second largest school observatory in the GDR. (CREDIT/Copyright (c): Rainer Weisflog /Contact: E-Mail: Foto@Weisflog.net ; Tel. +490355/824499; Further information and terms and conditions at: www.rainer-weisflog.de) — © © Rainer Weisflog

The Juri Gagarin Observatory in Eilenburg has been a meeting place for astronomy enthusiasts since 1964. The planetarium on the Mansberg has a dome diameter of 6 meters and offers space for a total of 40 people. There are age-appropriate lectures for school classes and public family shows. Regular observation evenings are also offered from October to March. The bright and computer-controlled reflector telescope allows spectators to view the starry sky up close.

On the planetary trail, which starts southwest of the Eilenburg zoo and leads to Bobritzer Damm, the distances and sizes of our planetary system are displayed over a length of 2.8 kilometers.

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